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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
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hundreds of times greater than one thousand?

0Is it possible for 'hundreds of times' to be greater than a thousand times?0-
  

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0 "Hundreds of times" is indefinite. It implies more than a hundred (>100)02br 00"A thousand times" implies 1000 (=1000)02br 02br 00All you have to do now is the math :-) Yes, it is possible that "hundreds of times" is more than a 1000. 0-

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  • 0 "Hundreds of times" is indefinite.
  • It implies more than a hundred (>100)02br 00"A thousand times" implies 1000 (=1000)02br 02br 00All you have to do now is the math :-) Yes, it is possible that "hundreds of times" is more than a 1000.
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0 "Hundreds of times" is indefinite. It implies more than a hundred (>100)02br
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00All you have to do now is the math :-) Yes, it is possible that "hundreds of times" is more than a 1000. Your question is not a matter of learning english.0-
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0probably not - they both mean the same thing. Whatever it is that is 'hundreds of times' or 'a thousand times' will be an exaggeration ie "I've told you hundreds of times.... ", or "I've told you a thousand times"... both just mean "i've told you 'several' or 'many' times".0-
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01cite10Selecter12cite10"Hundreds of times" is indefinite. It implies more than a hundred (>100)12br
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10All you have to do now is the math :-) Yes, it is possible that "hundreds of times" is more than a 1000. Your question is not a matter of learning en
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0 Tidus, I've got your point. I hadn't even thought about non-math aspect before you posted your message. "Hundreds of times" and "A thousand times" as "a million times" are used in spoken english (and also in other languages) to say "too many times".0-
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0From the replies, it seems like the meaning of 'hundreds of times' depends on context:02br
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00I have run this experiment hundreds of times. =>implies > 100 times (a minimum of a hundred times)02br
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00I have run this experiment thousands of times => implies > 1000 times (a minimum of a tho
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0Hi,02br
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01font00it seems like the meaning of 'hundreds of times' depends on context:02font02br
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01font00In math context:02font02br
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01font00I have run this experiment hundreds of times. =>implies > 100 times (a minimum
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